Chapter 621: A Hero
Ding!
[Nuwo has joined the group!]
Primeval Lord of Heaven: s.h.i.+mei Nuwo! Why are you here? Welcome!
Laotzu: Little s.h.i.+mei! Welcome to the group!
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“d.a.m.n! Lady Nuwo is such an influential and powerful deity! Even the two most well-known and powerful saints appeared in the room just to greet her!”
Stunned, Chen Xiaobei recalled his Sifu once told him that there were seven saints came under Hong Diao, and Nuwo was the little s.h.i.+mei among seven of them. She was the one that managed the Demonic Tribe. Now it seemed that the Primeval Lord of Heaven and Laotzu wanted to please this little s.h.i.+mei!
Jade Emperor: Welcome Lady Nuwo to the group!
Queen w.a.n.gmu: Welcome Lady Nuwo…
Randeng Daoren: Welcome…
Bull Demon King: ….
Yanw.a.n.g: ……
Everyone: ….
Suddenly, every single member of the group became super active. All the deities, monsters, spirits acted really warm and welcoming. They were taking turns to welcome Nuwo to the group.
“d.a.m.n! This Lady Nuwo is so d.a.m.n famous and influential. Some time ago, not even the Primeval Lord of Heaven and his group of Chanism members received such a warm welcome. Now, Lady Nuwo alone had managed to receive more attention than the whole Chanism. She is just too incredible!”
A few minutes later, the welcoming messages for Lady Nuwo finally stopped.
Nuwo: Thank you so much for the warm welcome! @Jiang Ziya @Lei Zhenzi, what were the two of you discussing earlier? I saw you both arguing about something just now!
Jiang Ziya: Lady Nuwo, allow us to clarify. We were not arguing just now… s.h.i.+di Xiaobei was trying to do something unethical. We are trying to teach him a lesson!
Nuwo: What do you mean by that?
Jiang Ziya: s.h.i.+di Xiaobei wanted to ask Lord Heavenly Smith to repair a Spiritual Item but he is not willing to pay the price that is fixed by heaven.
Lei Zhenzi: The part that made me really angry is that Chen Xiaobei possesses a lot of merit points but he was trying to take advantage of being the disciple of the Prime of Tongtian to force Lord Heavenly Smith to give him a discount! It bothers us a lot! That’s why we decided to teach him a lesson!
Jiang Ziya: That’s right! Lord Heavenly Smith was just abiding by the rules but he was being bullied by Chen Xiaobei. We had to say something about it!
Before Chen Xiaobei got the chance to react to their claims, his loyal brothers in the chat were triggered by the accusation made by Jiang Ziya and Lei Zhenzi.
Xian Tianquan: F*ck! The two of them are shameless! They are lying!
Chang’e: You are right! They were the one that bullied G.o.d Chen! How dare they accuse Chen Xiaobei of bullying Lord Heavenly Smith! This is madness!
NeZha: As one of the members of Chanism, I can’t tolerate what they did to G.o.d Chen as well! How dare they twist the truth by saying that G.o.d Chen is the one that bullied Lord Heavenly Smith! Do they really think that all of us here are blind?
Shaoba Xingjun: May I ask… How about Monkey King? Usually, his temper is the worst among us. Why is he not talking now?
Chen Xiaobei: s.h.i.+t! Is Monkey King trying to help me with this matter? He will definitely offend Chanism if he does that!
Everyone in his brotherhood chat group was shocked after hearing what Chen Xiaobei just said. Immediately, all of them went back to Red Envelope Group. As expected, Monkey King was scolding them publicly.
Monkey King: @Jiang Ziya! @Lei Zhenzi! The two of you are really shameless! How can you say something like that? Others might be afraid of you and they do not dare to tell the truth! I, the Monkey King am not afraid of the both of you at all! I’m going to search the conversation history now and use it to slap your faces!
Nuwo: Wukong! Calm down!
Monkey King: Sister! The things that they did are so infuriating! I can’t take it anymore!
“d.a.m.n! Why is my brother calling Lady Nuwo his sister? This backup that he has is practically untouchable! That is why he is not afraid of Chanism at all!”
After putting some thought into it, Chen Xiaobei remembered Monkey King was born from the Five Colors Divine Stone that Nuwo used to fix heaven. That was why Monkey King was known as a stone monkey. Since Nuwo was the one that created Monkey King, it was totally understandable that Monkey King addressed her as his sister.
Nuwo: Maybe this is a big misunderstanding! I believe in Chen Xiaobei! He would never do such a thing! @Chen Xiaobei.
“What… What is going on?! I don’t even know Lady Nuwo. I have not crossed paths with her before! Why would she believe in me?”
Jiang Ziya: Lady Nuwo! You are too kind! I’m telling you that kid must be very happy now!
Lei Zhenzi: That’s right! That kid is a mean person!
Nuwo: Do you know why I decided to join this group today?
Jiang Ziya: Lady Nuwo, I have no idea… Do enlighten me…
“Does it has anything do with me?”
With his eyes wide opened, Chen Xiaobei had all his attention placed on his cell phone screen. He could not wait to find out the reason. His sixth sense was telling him the thing that Lady Nuwo was going to say was going to turn the tide around.
Nuwo: Today, I dropped by the underworld realm. I then decided to meet up with Yanw.a.n.g to update me on the underworld realm. It was at that time, I met a group of kids that were about to be reincarnated! They told me their stories when they were still in the human realm. And I was touched by their stories!
“Dropped by underworld realm? Could it be the important guest that Yaw.a.n.g mentioned earlier was Lady Nuwo? Okay! This is interesting!”
Nuwo: Maybe it’s hard for everyone to imagine that this group of kids was killed by someone when they were still very young. Then, the murderer dropped some curse on them to prevent them from being reincarnated. Hence, they were stuck in the land of darkness for a few years!
Jiang Ziya: I can’t believe there is someone cruel enough to commit this crime! I’m really inspired by how emphatic Lady Nuwo is on the bad things that happen to humans! I’m willing to do whatever it takes to capture that murderer to avenge those kids!
Nuwo: That’s not necessary. The killer was captured by someone and he will be given the punishment that he deserves!
Lei Zhenzi: If that’s the case, I’m willing to donate some of my merit points in exchange for a better future for those kids!
Nwuo: You are willing to donate four hundred and eighty thousand merit points?
Lei Zhenzi: What?! That’s a lot… I… I’m lacking merit points lately…
Monkey King: You are the G.o.d of Thunder! Why are you so stingy? You should be ashamed of yourself! I will donate four hundred and eighty thousand merit points!
Nuwo: Wukong, hold on first. Someone has already donated to four hundred and eighty thousand for the kids!
Monkey King: What?! Who is that generous person?! Even I have to take half a day to think about it!
Nuwo: He is the one that avenged those kids!
Primeval Lord of Heaven: Oh? It’s hard for me to believe that such a hero exists in the human realm! This person needs to be rewarded!
Jiang Ziya: That’s right! This person can be the role model for all three realms! I should learn from him!
Lei Zhenzi: That’s right! I should learn to be more generous like him! I think he should really be rewarded!
Laotzu: Little s.h.i.+mei Nuwo, quit with the suspense! Tell us, who is that hero?
Nuwo: Actually, all of us here know that person. I’m here today because of that person!
Laotzu: You’re saying that person is now in our chat room?
Awestruck, every single member of the Red Envelope Group had their eyes wide open. Everyone wanted to know who was the person that was worthy of Nuwo, Primeval Lord of Heaven, and Laotzu’s compliments.
Nuwo: This person’s name is Chen Xiaobei!
Chapter 622: Best Feeling Ever
Primeval Lord of Heaven: What?! It’s him?!
Jiang Ziya: This… This… This… This….
Lei Zhenzi: I’ll be d.a.m.ned.
All three of them felt invisible slaps on their faces when they say the name ‘Chen Xiaobei’ on their cell phone screens. All the while, the Primeval Lord of Heaven had always disliked Chen Xiaobei. Because of his position in heaven, he was not allowed to make him pay for what he had done to him publicly. However, he complimented Chen Xiaobei for being a hero before Lady Nuwo announced the person that donated the merit points. On the other hand, Jiang Ziya and Lei Zhenzi took turns to accuse Chen Xiaobei earlier. As the saying goes, facts always win the argument! All their accusations had backfired on them.
As for others, none of them were affected by the awkward moment that the three were facing.
Laotzu: Xiaobei, good job this time! A hero like you is needed in these three realms! I’m really happy for s.h.i.+di Tongtian for getting such an excellent disciple.
Jade Emperor: That’s right! I’m going to order my people to write down this good deed! So that all three realms know about it!
Queen w.a.n.g Mu: When they write about, please make sure to include that the Primeval Lord of Heaven complimented G.o.d Chen for being a hero!
Everyone: We must learn from G.o.d Chen… Let’s give him like…
Right after the big shots in heaven complimented Chen Xiaobei, hundreds and thousands of group members started to compliment Chen Xiaobei as well. At the same time, his brotherhood chat group, dirty-minded chat group, and Little Apple chat group were actively messaging Chen Xiaobei to congratulate him. The members of these three chat groups were especially close to him. Upon entering the brotherhood chat group, Chen Xiaobei found out that the group was filled with excitement.
Monkey King: @Chen Xiaobei! Come out, big hero! You did well this time! We are so proud of you!
Yanw.a.n.g: Monkey King is right about this! Considering that I have spent an eternity in the underworld realm, I have not seen someone as generous as Chen Xiaobei! I’m truly impressed by him!
Xiao Tianquan: @Chen Xiaobei! G.o.d Chen is incredible and handsome!
Chang’e: G.o.d Chen is such a kind person! He is definitely a man with a warm heart!
NeZha: G.o.d Chen is the best! I’m going to set you as my role model!
Shaoba Xingjun: @Chen Xiaobei! G.o.d Chen, come out! Are you hiding somewhere and smiling secretly? Don’t you want to be rewarded?
…….
“d.a.m.n! d.a.m.n! d.a.m.n! That a huge plot twist!”
Just like what Old w.a.n.g just said, Chen Xiaobei was secretly laughing happily after seeing all kind of positive messages on his cell phone.
‘What is the highest level face slapping moment? It’s the one that makes others to slap the person you want to slap without doing anything!’
With Lady Nuwo joining the group, Chen Xiaobei managed to land a couple of slaps on Jiang Ziya, Lei Zhenzi, and the Primeval Lord of Heaven’s faces! The loud slaps did allow Chen Xiaobei to indulge in satisfaction! They were the one that accused Chen Xiaobei and twisted the truth! Now, none of them dared to show their anger after Chen Xiaobei slapped their faces in front of Lady Nuwo. It was as if they were forced to eat s.h.i.+t and not spit it out. Facing his cell phone, Chen Xiaobei could totally imagine their frustration.
Two words described the whole incident – super satisfying!
Chen Xiaobei was left in a euphoric state after he realized that he was slowly gaining favor. However, he did not realize that something even more exciting awaited him!
Nuwo: Finally, the whole thing had been sorted out! Truth is Xiaobei donated most of his merit points to the kids, that’s why he could not pay the repairing fees mentioned by Lord Heavenly Smith! He did not threaten Lord Heavenly Smith!
Monkey King: Now, everyone finally knows the truth! Sister, what are you going to give my brother as a reward?
Nuwo: I suggest that Big s.h.i.+xiong, Laotzu, Second s.h.i.+xiong, Primeval Lord of Heaven, and me each reward Xiaobei with something! Are my two s.h.i.+xiong fine with it?
Laotzu: No problem. We will do whatever you do!
Primeval Lord of Heaven: No problem.
Everyone: Oh my G.o.d! All three saints are going to reward the same person at the same time! This has never happened before! We’re so jealous…
Nuwo: I will personally give a small mound of Living Soil to Chen Xiaobei for him to repair his Spiritual Item!
Jade Emperor: What?! Lady Nuwo is going to giving a mound of Living Soil to Chen Xiaobei? Good heavens! Am I hearing and seeing it wrong?
Everyone: Oh G.o.d! Living Soil? I’m so jealous…
Ding!
[Congratulations! You have s.n.a.t.c.hed a Red Envelope from Lady Nuwo. You have acquired a mound of Living Soil. It has been stored in your treasure chest!]
“d.a.m.n?! What is Living Soil? Even the Jade Emperor is so excited about it! This must be an awesome item!”
Upon reading the message on his cell phone, Chen Xiaobei was filled with curiosity instantly.
Ding!
Monkey King: Living Soil is the soil exists around the Divine Stones that was used to fix heaven. Though it is not powerful enough to fix heaven, there’s nothing it can’t fix within these three realms! A treasure like this can’t even be found in heaven’s inventory!
“d.a.m.n! This is some good stuff! It is no wonder the Jade Emperor got so excited over it! This is awesome! Ahahaha…”
Immediately, Chen Xiaobei’s mood took a great turn. It seemed like a kind person would be reward abundantly eventually! More good things were coming his way.
Laotzu: @Chen Xiaobei! Xiaobei! Where are you? I’m going to give you a chance to pick your reward! I’m going to call it off if you don’t reply this message!
Chen Xiaobei: No! I’m coming now! Lady Nuwo, thank you so much for getting justice for me! Thank you for the Living Soil as well!
Nuwo: You are most welcome! You can call me your big sister as well since Wukong is your brother.
Chen Xiaobei: Alright! Big sister!
With that being said, no one in the group dared to say a word about it. They were really jealous of him. One should know that Lady Nuwo was one of the saints in heaven. Due to some special reasons, a few saints in heaven wanted to get closer to her – making her position in heaven even more special! Most of the group members did not even have the chance to call her their grandma! Calling her their sister was like a dream to most of the deities in the group. To their surprise, Chen Xiaobei managed to call Lady Nuwo his sister due to a special opportunity! At that moment, everyone was jealous of him except for the saints in heaven!
“So, Laotzue asked me to pick a reward. What should I pick? Choosing some expensive would make a greedy person! I don’t think I can use those valuable items even if I pick them because I do not possess any Dao Path. I should just ignore those valuable items! If I were to choose an ordinary item… The Skybreaking Cultivation Pill will be the item I should choose! I can use it and I can let the ones that are close to me use it as well! That’s right! I’m going to choose this!”
After putting some thought into it, Chen Xiaobei did not rush to send the message.
“No! I shouldn’t pick the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill!”
“As the saying goes, teaching one how to catch fish is better than giving fish to the person! The fish in this proverb is like Skybreaking Cultivation Pill! Once I finish it, I won’t be able to get another one! I should learn the way to concoct this pill! In other words, I will be able to get an unlimited supply of Skybreaking Cultivation Pill! Right! I want the pill formula!”
Immediately, Chen Xiaobei replied Laotzu.
Chen Xiaobei: Lord Laotzu! I have something in mind! I want the formula for the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill!
Chapter 623: Fame and Money are Coming In
Laotzu: It seems like you are pretty modest. I’m glad that you didn’t ask for something more valuable! I shall grant your wis.h.!.+
Chen Xiaobei: I hereby present my utmost grat.i.tude to Lord Laotzu!
Hundreds of thousands of group members were getting more and more jealous of Chen Xiaobei after knowing that Laotzu had granted Chen Xiaobei’s wish. One should know that Lord Laotzu was the pioneer of alchemy! Not only did Laotzu’s pill formula grant knowledge on concocting certain pills, it also taught one to control the fire, make use of time, and take advantage of five elements and Bagua. All these three factors would resonate with each other during the pill concocting process. Knowing a small portion of Laotzu’s secret would benefit an ordinary alchemist’s entire life.
‘Imagine, the things that Chen Xiaobei can do when he masters the pill concocting process that is developed by Lord Laotzu himself! Even deities in heaven would be jealous of him!’
Ding!
[Congratulations! You have s.n.a.t.c.hed a Red Envelope from Lord Laotzu! You have acquired the formula for the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill! It has been stored in your treasure chest!]
“It’s time for me to conquer the world after I receive this Red Envelope! With the Living Soil, I can finally fix the green jade gourd! Then, I will be able to bring away all the spiritual Qi in here with me! Having the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill in my possession, I will be able to achieve a huge breakthrough in my cultivation easily! As long as I work hard to train myself, I will be able to become a demiG.o.d soon! Ahahaha…”
Initially, these two rewards were not connected to each other. However, Chen Xiaobei somehow managed to connect the both of them together – becoming something that could not be separated anymore. Training with spiritual Qi would allow one to achieve pinnacle phase easily. After that, the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill would come in handy for the person to break through the pinnacle phase to carry one with their training. A healthy training cycle would form naturally at this point. Considered that the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill was useful for individuals that were below demiG.o.d cultivation, Chen Xiaobei would be able to have a smooth breakthrough for quite a long time. Of course, the happiness did not end there. Immediately, Chen Xiaobei returned to the Red Envelope Group.
Chen Xiaobei: @Primeval Lord of Heaven. s.h.i.+bo Lord of Heaven! What are you planning to reward me with? Are going to let me pick the reward too?
Needless to say, the Primeval Lord of Heaven was left in a state of frustration now. Not too long ago, he was slapped by Chen Xiaobei and now he was forced to reward him. What a cla.s.sic face slapping moment. With the hatred between him and Chen Xiaobei, he would never allow Chen Xiaobei to pick the reward.
Though Chen Xiaobei might not be powerful enough to use most of his valuables, there was still a possibility that Chen Xiaobei would pick his Chaos Cache, Sky Splitting Axe, and Pan Gu’s Flag. He would be put in an awkward situation if Chen Xiaobei demanded items like that.
Primeval Lord of Heaven: Hmm… After putting some thought into it, I have decided to replenish all the merit points that you have spent!
Ding!
[Congratulation! You have received 480,000 merit points!]
Ding!
[Congratulation! You have been upgraded to Philanthropist the Third!]
Ding!
[Your current merit points is 580,000. You need another 320,000 merit points to proceed to the next level! (Charm: 58,000. Luck: 58,000)!]
“d.a.m.n! My merit points are back! It seems like my kindness has finally been repaid! This is awesome! Ahahaha…”
In other words, Chen Xiaobei did not spend a single merit point to help those kids to be reincarnated to good families! At the same time, he managed to get Lady Nuwo’s pledge and compliments from hundreds and thousands of group members! The most important thing was he had acquired two rare Red Envelopes – Living Soil and formula for the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill! This was definitely a cla.s.sical fame and wealth pouring unto a person moment.
“No! This is not enough! I have to ask for more merit points from that old b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”
Though Chen Xiaobei felt happy, he was not satisfied. Seemingly, Primeval Lord of Heaven was trying to avoid suffering a big loss. Chen Xiaobei would definitely not let him get away with this cheap trick! Promptly, he went back to the Red Envelope Group.
Chen Xiaobei: s.h.i.+bo Primeval Lord of Heaven! I thought you are a very generous deity? Four hundred and eighty thousand merit points are the amount of merit point that I paid to Yanw.a.n.g. Aren’t you suppose to reward me with some extra merit points? At least help me gain a level, right?
Immediately, Primeval Lord of Heaven could feel the wall of frustration cras.h.i.+ng down on him. He did not expect that Chen Xiaobei would voice out such a shameless demand in front of everyone! It would be embarra.s.sing for him to say no Chen Xiaobei’s request.
Primeval Lord of Heaven: Fine! I shall grant your wis.h.!.+ Keep your merit points safe! I have some other business to attend to! I’m going to leave first! Clearly, he was afraid that Chen Xiaobei might ask for merit points from him. That was why he looked for an excuse to leave the chat.
Ding!
Ding!
[Congratulation! You have received 320,000 merit points!]
Ding!
[Congratulation! You have been upgraded to Philanthropist the Fourth!]
Ding!
[Your current merit points is 900,000. You need another 2,100,000 merit points to proceed to the next level! (Charm: 90,000. Luck: 90,000)!]
“d.a.m.n! Huge increment to my merit points! My luck and charm have increased greatly as well! That’s a huge score! A f*cking huge score!”
There were no words could be used to describe his happiness right now. It was fate that led him to this golden opportunity. After that, Chen Xiaobei chatted in the group for a short while before he mentioned that he would send a huge Red Envelope to the group to share his happiness.
“Next, I need to fix the green jade gourd!”
Settling down from his state of euphoria, Chen Xiaobei took out the Living Soil from his treasure chest. It was silver in color and its size was comparable to a pigeon’s egg. There was almost no weight to it. Upon touching it, one could feel that its surface was cool. According to Monkey King, the Living Soil could be used to fix almost everything within these three realms.
“I have to try it now… Wasting it is not an option…”
With care, Chen Xiaobei applied a small amount of Living Soil on of the crack of the green jade gourd. Soon, something magical happened in front of him. The Living Soil and the green jade gourd managed to build a spiritual bridge between them. With a flash of light, the Living Soil that Chen Xiaonei applied on the green jade gourd had disappeared along with the crack! It was as if the crack was never there!
“d.a.m.n! This is incredible! It is finally fixed!”
After knowing how to use the Living Soil, Chen Xiaobei started to apply it on all the cracks immediately. It did take quite a long time to fix the whole thing. The reason was that he needed to ration the Living Soil carefully. Finally, there was half of it left after Chen Xiaobei fixed the green jade gourd. He then kept it in his treasure chest for future use.
“My precious gourd! Let me witness how you work your magic!”
Upon picking up the gourd, Chen Xiaobei could feel that its spiritual vibe was rather powerful. Immediately, he built a spiritual bridge with it. Seconds later, the way to use the gourd was imprinted in his mind. With one of his hands holding the gourd, he turned it to the side and commanded lightly.
“Absorb!”
Chapter 624: He is Already Dead
*Swoosh*
Like a whale taking in water, the green jade gourd absorbed all the spiritual Qi around it at lightning speed. The amount of spiritual Qi in the cave was a few times more than the spiritual Qi from the forbidden ground of Golden Dragon Temple. However, the gourd was not even fully filled.
“What a good item! Everyone’s Dantian is limited. It is simply not possible to take in a huge amount of spiritual Qi. With this green jade gourd, I will be able to carry a truckload of spiritual Qi with me! In other words, I can consume spiritual Qi for my training whenever I want! The best part is when I come across a huge supply of spiritual Qi again, I can absorb all those spiritual Qi with this green jade gourd! Absorb all! Leaving nothing behind! Muahahahaha!”
Soon, every single ounce of spiritual Qi in this cave was absorbed by the gourd. However, Chen Xiaobei did not rush to leave the place. Instead, he picked up the gourd and took in some spiritual Qi like he was drinking a bottle of alcohol. He then sat on the ground with his legs crossed and dived right into his training.
The mouthful of spiritual Qi that he just took was extremely concentrated. His Dantian was filled right away. This time, he was going to work on his Emperor Health Ultimate Enhancement Skill. Considering that he might need to consume a Bone Burning Pill once in a while, it was best to increase his health since the Bone Burning Pill would cause a great gap between his health and combat power!
*Pheww*
Around ten hours later, Chen Xiaobei let out a white breath. He then put a stop to his training. After looking into his health, it had reached 16,500. That was a 500 health increment! Considered that the training hours was not long, hence, the improvement was not that obvious as well. When it came to training, it was all about taking one step at a time. It was actually kind of horrifying for someone to be able to increase 500 health every day!
The road was still long. Now, he had more important things to do.
“The time that I spent on training helping the kids to get rid their curses should be around twenty-four hours. It’s time for me to leave this cave!”
Upon keeping the gourd in his treasure chest, he took out the Divine River Spiritual Water at the same time. He then returned to the Palace of the Living Dead to get Xiangxi Phantom Lord and went back to the Carca.s.s Horde Formation.
“Xiaobei!!!”
Luo Puti had not slept since Chen Xiaobei left her. Seeing that Chen Xiaobei returned unharmed, she felt so happy and excited. She would have run to him and gave him a hug if it was not for the voodoo poison in her body.
“Mr. Chen! Mr. Chen is back… Mr. Chen is back…”
At the same time, the rest of the Six Doors members were feeling extremely excited as well. Every single one of them was treating Chen Xiaobei like their savior.
“Xiaobei… Is the person you’re carrying dead or alive…?”
Immediately, Luo Puti s.h.i.+fted her attention to the grayish-black-skinned kid in his hand.
“This is Xiangxi Phantom Lord. He is still alive. You do not need to worry about him. I have weakened his body. Hence, he is no threat anymore.”
Chen Xiaobei tossed him aside and took out the bottle that stored the Divine River Spiritual Water to remove the voodoo poison from Luo Puti’s body. The sole purpose of this spiritual water was cleansing. It managed to wash away the voodoo poison from her body easily.
“What is that? An antidote?”
Immediately, Luo Puti felt that her body had been set free. She could move around as usual once again.
“Yes. This is the antidote.”
Nodding his head, Chen Xiaobei grabbed Luo Puti’s hand to check her pulse.
“Alright. Your body is completely recovered!” Chen Xiaobei said in relief.
“Then, why are you still holding my hands? Go and check on the others!”
Luo Puti’s face was slightly red.
“Roger that, Ma’am!”
Putting a smile on his face, Chen Xiaobei went and check on the others. Meanwhile, Luo Puti walked to Xiangxi Phantom Lord to take a closer look at this ruthless murderer. Though she did not know how Xiangxi Phantom Lord ended up with the look of being tortured for an extensive amount of time, she thought people like him should receive hundreds of thousands of times of punishments that were worse than this.
“Thank you, Mr. Chen… Thank you so much…”
The officers of Six Doors were taking turns to show their grat.i.tude to Chen Xiaobei after the voodoo poison in their body was gone for good. Even w.a.n.g Poqiong and Lin Nutao were genuinely grateful of what Chen Xiaobei did to save their lives.
In total, Chen Xiaobei had saved their lives three times! Twenty-four hours had pa.s.sed, w.a.n.g Poqiong and Lin Nutao were finally calm. They did not see Chen Xiaobei as their enemy anymore and they did not dare to dream of taking things that did not belong to them.
“Alright. Try to move around. Let me know if there is any discomfort.”
At this moment, Chen Xiaobei had helped Ouyang Jingxin clear the voodoo poison from his body.
“Alright. I will try, Mr. Chen!”
The smile on his face was gentle – making him looked like a gentleman.
“c.r.a.p! Mr. Chen! Be careful!”
Suddenly, w.a.n.g Poqiong and Lin Nutao shouted at the same time. They had managed to let go of their grudge earlier but that did not mean Ouyang Jingxin did the same.
“Too late!”
His gentle smile turned menacing. With a claw shape formed on his right hand, he grabbed onto Chen Xiaobei’s throat swiftly. Needless to ask, he had been waiting for this golden opportunity for a long time. This particular scene was playing in his mind over and over again.
“Ouyang Jingxin! What the h.e.l.l are you trying to do?”
Luo Puti shouted angrily. She had her eyes locked on to him like an eagle on its prey.
“Ouyang Jingxin! Why are you grabbing Mr. Chen’s throat? He is the one that saved us three times! Are you out of your mind?!”
All the Six Doors officers were furious as well. Even w.a.n.g Poqiong and Lin Nutao did not agree with him trying to threaten Chen Xiaobei’s life. The two of them were trying to talk him out of it.
“Hehe… Both of you are so adorable! I have captured Chen Xiaobei as my hostage! In other words, I have everything under my control! Both are you are on the wrong side! What idiots!”
“Ouyang Jingxin! I hereby order you to let Mr. Chen go! If not, I will personally kill you!”
Immediately, Luo Puti invoked the True Kang in her body. Like an ice phoenix, a dominant and powerful aura was emanating from her body.
“That’s right! We will not let you off the hook if you hurt Mr. Chen!”
Everyone from Six Doors had made up their minds to support Chen Xiaobei until the end.
“Hehe… Alright. Come and kill me then! I will use this kid over here as my human s.h.i.+eld if you guys attack me! In order words, all of you here will become your savior’s murderers! Come! Just come! Come and kill me! Don’t be such wusses! Hahaha…”
“You…”
Taken aback, the crowd had no idea how to save Chen Xiaobei. Even Luo Puti was forced to suppress her True Kang. She was afraid that she might anger Ouyang Jingxin.
“What now? Afraid of me? I’m going to give you guys one last chance! Kneel down right now if you want to stay loyal to me! Then, I will ask Luo Puti to kill those people that are not willing to kneel down in front of me!”
Left in bewilderment, none of them expected that Ouyang Jingxin was prepared to kill everyone here! He was planning to threaten Luo Puti to kill those that refused to stand on his side. However, no one chose to kneel before him willingly. Actions always spoke louder than words so none of them would be on his side even if that meant death to them.
“s.h.i.+xiong Ouyang! Wake up! Don’t be so stubborn! Let Mr. Chen go! Consider that we come from the same place, s.h.i.+jie Luo will definitely spare your life!”
w.a.n.g Poqiong and Lin Nutao had not given up talking him out of it.
Without waiting for Ouyang Jingxin to reply them, Chen Xiaobei said, “You guys don’t have to try to talk him out of it anymore. He’s already dead.”
Chapter 625: Beat the Dog Before the Lion
“What? I’m already dead? What a joker? Are you out of your d.a.m.n mind due to fear? Do you realize that you are talking s.h.i.+t? Haha…”
Luo Puti and the rest of the officers of Six Doors were feeling astonished as well. None of them could figure out why Chen Xiaobei would say something like that. Beyond that, they were worried that Ouyang Jingxin might do something bad to him if his words offended him.
“Look at this. Do you recognize it? What is this?”
Feeling calm, Chen Xiaobei took out a small bottle from his pocket.
“This? Isn’t this the medicine that you gave us to heal our wounds earlier? Well, this bottle of medicine is actually pretty magical! Not only it healed my wounds but also recovered my stamina! Even my hunger is gone! This is some good stuff!”
“Take a closer look again. What is this?”
Chen Xiaobei opened the bottle and shook it. A worm fell into his palm. It was a crimson worm without eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. A small round black thing could be seen at the back of the worm. The round thing was as small as a green bean – glowing with red and brown light!
“This…”
Upon seeing that, Ouyang Jingxin and the rest of the people were taken aback. The officers of Six Doors could be considered quite knowledgeable since they ventured in Jianghu for quite a number of years. However, none of them had seen such an eerie worm.
“This is a mother-child voodoo worm! This kind of voodoo worm comes in a pair! The one that I’m holding in my palm is the mother! The child is rather weak; hence, it can be dealt with easily. So, I have to plant it in your body without you knowing it! In twenty-four hours, the child worm will grow and take root in your body. By that time, there’s simply no way to get rid of it anymore!”
“You… Why are you telling me this?”
Immediately, Ouyang Jingxin could feel that something bad was about to happen to him. However, he had not seen mother-child voodoo worm before. It was hard for him to imagine what could go wrong.
“Just pay attention to the changes to your heart. Soon, you will know the thing that I’m about to do unto you!”
After that, Chen Xiaobei picked up the mother worm and pinched the black round thing.
“Ugh… Ah…”
Seconds later, Ouyang Jingxin let out an agonizing scream. He could feel that his heart was being torn apart by a pair of sharp claws.
“Ahhhh… What the h.e.l.l is happening to me… It’s so painful… My heart is about to be crushed… Ugh…”
With both hands clutching his chest, Ouyang Jingxin could not stand the pain anymore. He fell to the ground and started rolling on the floor with a painful look on his face.
“Do you know why I took so long to return here? I was waiting for the worm to be rooted in your body!”
“What… In that case, you’ve already suspected that I’d do something bad since the beginning?”
Ouyang Jingxin was deeply terrified by it, as seen by his shrunk pupils. All this while, he thought that he hid his plan well. Using Chen Xiaobei as a hostage to gain the final victory was his plan all along. He never thought that Chen Xiaobei had figured out his evil plan from the beginning. His evil plan was like child’s play to Chen Xiaobei. From the beginning till the end, Chen Xiaobei had everything under his control. There was no way that Ouyang Jingxin could carry out his evil plan smoothly! Despair was slowly filling him up.
This despair was similar to when Monkey King fought with Buddha. He When he thought that he managed to fly to the border of the heaven with his Somersault Cloud successfully. In the end, he was just flying around in Buddha’s palm. Right now, that was how Ouyang Jingxin felt. He thought that he could outplay Chen Xiaobei but he did not realize that Chen Xiaobei was the one that had him wrapped around his finger!
“Mr. Chen… Spare my life, please… Please… I’m willing to become your humble servant for the rest of my life if you spare my life!”
“Hehe… I don’t want you to become my humble servant. I want you to become my dog!”
Become a dog?!
Everyone was confused.
‘Why would Chen Xiaobei wanted Ouyang Jingxin to become his dog? That’s pretty extreme!’
Ouyang Jingxin could not care less anymore. He would literally do anything just to please Chen Xiaobei. If tossing his ego aside could make Chen Xiaobei spare his life – he would do it without a doubt!
“I did not say that I’m going to let you live! The dog that mentioned earlier came from the proverb, beat the dog before the lion!”
Immediately, Chen Xiaobei the round black thing even harder.
*Splat*
The mother worm was crushed instantly.
*Splat!*
At the same time, Ouyang Jingxin’s chest exploded.
*Blargghh*
Following by that, Ouyang Jingxin coughed out a mouthful of foul blood with minced flesh in it. The blood was red and brown in color.
“Did his heart just explode?!”
Upon witnessing this terrifying scene, everyone stood there like a statue.
“Mercy please… Mr. Chen… Mercy please… Mr. Chen!”
Promptly, w.a.n.g Poqiong and Lin Nutao knelt before Chen Xiaobei and kowtowed non-stop. If Ouyang Jingxin was the dog, the two of them were the lions. Chen Xiaobei’s intention was to teach them a valuable lesson after all!
“It’s not necessary for the two of you to beg me. I will not kill the two of you since you guys tried to save my life by convincing Ouyang Jingxin to let me go. From today onwards, promise me that you guys will serve Luo Puti wholeheartedly. I will make sure that the two of you will live long lives. However, if I find out that you guys are going to plan something evil, don’t blame me for killing you!”
“We wouldn’t dare! For real… We can promise you that we will not come up with any bad intentions no matter what! From this second onwards, we will do out best to support and protect s.h.i.+jie Luo! Kill us if we do something bad to her!”
In a determined manner, w.a.n.g Poqiong and Lin Nutao were doing their best to show Chen Xiaobei their loyalty. Fear had truly gotten a hold of them as they knew that going against Chen Xiaobei was the most horrifying experience in their life. They would definitely not come up with any evil plans even if someone lent them one hundred guts!
“Did you hear what I just said?”
Walking away, Chen Xiaobei did not bother to talk to them anymore. He then lifted the Silver Needle of d.a.m.nation from Lin Qisi’s chest. Immediately, Lin Qisi nodded his head.
“I’m glad that you heard everything I just said! Remember! Do not mess with me if you want to keep your life!”
Chen Xiaobei tapped on his face while smiling.
“I wouldn’t dare to do so…”
Immediately, Lin Qisi tried to come up with all his strength to shake his head. His eyes were filled with fear. Actually, Chen Xiaobei possessed only three pairs of mother-child voodoo worm and he did not plant any of them in Lin Qisi’s body. However, he thought there was a worm in his body as well. Deep down, he was truly afraid of Chen Xiaobei.
“Puti, I have something to discuss with you.”
Chapter 626: Filming Difficulties
Chen Xiaobei told Luo Puti that he saw forty-eight children corpses at the Palace of the Living Dead. Of course, Chen Xiaobei did not disclose anything about their reincarnation and s.n.a.t.c.hing the Red Envelopes. Naturally, Luo Puti was furious about it. However, she did not do anything to Xiangxi Phantom Lord because the law that she believed in would give him the sentence that he deserved. Right after the investigation, Luo Puti promised that she would bury those kids.
By now, there was nothing in Zhong State that Chen Xiaobei had to worry about. Due to work-related stuff, Chen Xiaobei did not get the chance to improve his relations.h.i.+p with Luo Puti. In the end, he had to travel back to Dragon City alone. After finding a place with no people, he jumped on his Somersault Cloud and flew back to Dragon City. It only took ten minutes for the whole journey – definitely faster than an airplane and he did not need to buy any tickets either.
……
It was rather a short trip. Chen Xiaobei was at Zhong State for only two days. There was nothing special in Dragon City. Firstly, he went back to Bei Xuan Faction to grow a few more pairs of mother-child voodoo worm. Now that spiritual Qi was not scarce, he could afford to do so. Most of the time it could help Chen Xiaobei to turn the tide around if it was used at the right time. After that, Feng Qianyang came and look for Chen Xiaobei to update him about the things that happened in Bei Xuan Faction. Through Feng Qingyang, Chen Xiaobei knew that there were a number of people who wanted to join Bei Xuan Faction.
Without putting much thought into it, Chen Xiaobei rejected all of them. The original intention of Chen Xiaobei setting up this faction was to do something secretly without others knowing it. Unless he knew and trusted the person, there was no way that Chen Xiaobei would let others step foot into his faction. For now, he would not consider taking in more disciples.
After that, Chen Xiaobei went back to his home and gave Cang Jingu a small piece of Skybreaking Cultivation Pill for him to achieve a new breakthrough. Considering that the trip to j.a.pan was getting closer and closer, it was important to have one True Nirvana elite to protect him. Chen Xiaobei then tried to call Xiangyu to give him a small piece of Skybreaking Cultivation Pill as well. Unfortunately, he could not reach him. He later found out from Cao Zhenyang that Xiangyu had gone overseas to carry out a mission.
As for home, Qin Cheng Entertainment, and cosmetic factory, all of them seemed normal. There was no trouble at all. Meanwhile, Old w.a.n.g, Hong Hai’er, and NeZha were getting better and better at recruiting disciples for themselves. Right after that, Chen Xiaobei made a call to Lin Xiang. She told him that she was about to meet someone important and she was not in Dragon City for now. Most probably because her trip was tied to something secretive, Lin Xiang did not tell Chen Xiaobei about it in detail. However, she rea.s.sured Chen Xiaobei that everything was arranged properly – there was nothing he had to worry about.
After dealing with all the things that he was supposed to deal with, Chen Xiaobei crashed on his bed after a nice shower.
“Now that I’m Philanthropist the Fourth, my charm and luck have reached ninety thousand! Logically speaking, the number of my fans should increase tremendously as well…”
With great expectation, Chen Xiaobei logged in to his Weibo. To his surprise, the number of his fans had only increased a little. Now, he had seven hundred and sixty thousand fans in his fans club.
“Maybe I did not do anything huge in public recently. Without good exposure, no one will know that I exist! Sifu told me that I should help the deities that travel to the human realm to recruit as many disciples as possible. At the same time, I should do the same as well. It seems like I have to create something big! I don’t want to waste away my charm that I just gained!”
However, it was not that easy to come up with something big.
“Forget about it. I think I should just go with the flow for now! To me, there is nothing more important than improving my combat power!”
After that, Chen Xiaobei logged out from his Weibo and took out his green jade gourd from his treasure chest. He then took a huge mouthful of spiritual Qi. Immediately, his Dantian was filled with spiritual Qi. Like last time, he sat with his leg crossed to train on his Emperor Health Ultimate Enhancement Skill. Since he had more than enough spiritual Qi with him, he could prioritize in increasing his health first. As for combat power, he could combine the Primordial Witch King Combat Enhancement Training and Bone Burning Pill to boost it.
He had one more Skybreaking Cultivation Pill with him. He could easily achieve True Nirvana Cultivation when he reached the pinnacle phase of Qi refining stage. After that, he would need to figure out the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill to achieve cultivation that was higher than True Nirvana. Of course, that was for the far future. Now, what Chen Xiaobei needed to do was taking one step at a time to acc.u.mulate his combat power.
…..
At the most reputable hospital in Dragon City, there were around ten people with flowers and fruit baskets getting ready to visit one of the patients. However, two security guards were stopping them from getting into the private room. Left with no options, they were forced to leave disappointed in the end.
“Director Feng, Zhuang Bufan didn’t want to meet us. What should we do now?”
A man in a suit with short hair asked. The ‘Director Feng’ that he mentioned was a man with a medium-sized body and white hair. His fas.h.i.+onable attire made him look like an artistic person. This person was the top director in China, Feng Yaolun. Not only was his influence great within the country, he also managed to cause an impact on the international filming industry. The movie of the year, Ling Yue the Heroine was directed by him personally.
However, n.o.body would have expected that something big would go wrong during the filming. The lead actor, Zhuang Bufan was beaten up terribly in the props room. Not only was his face disfigured, his manhood was also smashed – making him became a member of eunuch squad.
Things might get easier if Zhuang Bufan was just a normal actor. Unfortunately, he was the second young master of the Zhuang Family – one of the four most powerful families in Dragon City! The things that made it even worse was that the investor of Ling Yue the Heroine was one of the companies of the Zhuang Family, Zhuang Entertainment!
They declared that they would stop investing at the movie and fire the entire filming crew.
“What to do? Who should I ask? The Zhuang Family! We simply cannot afford to anger them! All we can do now is take all the blame even though they stopped investing in our production! Initially, I wanted to look for Zhuang Bufan to help us with this. There’s nothing we can do if he refuses to talk to us!” Feng Yaolun said in a frustrated tone. If Feng Yaolun could do nothing about it, no one else could work something out.
“Director Feng. Calm down. You have to figure out a way to solve this problem! We have been preparing for Ling Yue the Heroine for three whole years. From scripts to actors and actresses to costume to props, I can say that we have put all our effort into it!”
“Like you said, this movie is going to be your top production! We are looking forward to it! The entire filming crew is looking forward to it! Fans from the whole country are looking forward to it as well!”
“No matter what! We cannot let this production die prematurely!” a.s.sistant w.a.n.g said in a deep tone.
Chapter 627: The Light of Hope
“Trust me! I know better! The blood and sweat that I poured into the production of this movie are no less than all of you here! But, don’t you forget that we are dealing with Zhuang Entertainment! Not only would we lose all the funds but also the resources from the Zhuang Family if they decide not to be a part of this production anymore! Even if we can look for someone new to replace them to provide us with the funds we need, I don’t think there is anyone in this country can provide us with the resources that Zhuang Entertainment gave us! Let’s look at the simplest aspect! One-third of the actors and actresses of this production are under Zhuang Entertainment! We are so done for… Three years’ worth of blood and sweat wasted… Let think of a good reason to explain the whole thing to our fans…”
Feng Yaolun let out a long sigh. Despair could be felt from this pa.s.sionate director. Needless to say, this incident affected him greatly. He was certain that this unfortunate event would cause the demise of his career in the industry.
“Director Feng. I have an idea. I don’t know whether I should share it with you.”
Suddenly, a young man was trying to voice out his opinion.
“Don’t disturb Director Feng! Can’t you see he has a lot bothering him?” a.s.sistant w.a.n.g snapped disdainfully.
“That’s alright. What kind of suggestion do you have? You can tell me. Seeing that things have taken a wrong turn, we have to try anything that can keep us moving forward!”
Immediately, a.s.sistant w.a.n.g took a step back.
“Zhuang and Xixiang Entertainment are the big bosses in the entertainment industry! I think Xixiang Entertainment is our only hope to resurrect our production!”
“Xixiang? No way! s.h.i.+ Haoxiang is a terrible person! Plus, my relations.h.i.+p with him is not exactly friendly. Even if I do not mind to work together with him, I don’t think he will take the risk of offending the Zhuang Family to help me with this huge problem!”
“No. You have been really busy with trying to solve this problem recently. Actually, the owner of Xixiang Entertainment was replaced by someone!”
“What did you just say?!”
“The owner of Xixiang Entertainment was replaced by someone! s.h.i.+ Haoxiang is not in the game anymore! Now, the owner of Qin Cheng Entertainment is slowly taking over Xi Xiang Entertainment. I think they will make an announcement to convert Xi Xiang Entertainment to Qin Cheng Entertainment soon!”
“Is your source reliable?!”
Immediately, Feng Yaolun’s face was filled with happiness. It was as if he saw the light of hope.
“Certainly! My friend is working at Xi Xiang Entertainment and he saw that s.h.i.+ Haoxiang was so angry that he coughed out a mouthful of blood! In the end, the security guards had to carry him out of the building!”
“Great! This is great! You have to figure out a way to help me to set up an appointment with the chairperson of Qin Cheng Entertainment! I have to talk to her no matter what!”
Everyone around Feng Yaolun was extremely excited when they heard this good news.
…….
At the headquarters of Qin Cheng Entertainment.
Every single employee was working harder than when s.h.i.+ Haoxiang was the boss of this company. Of course, this had everything to do with Chen Xiaobei’s new policy. Still, the main reason that fueled employees’ motivation to work harder was still Song Qincheng way of managing the company.
A long time ago, she managed to transform a sh.e.l.l company into a real company. That was more than enough to prove that she was a capable lady. Even though she now had a bigger company to manage and there was more work to be done, it still did not pose a challenge to her. Most probably, it had everything to do with her ruling the whole country in her past life. A bigger company would only reflect her impressive managing skills. Just like when Wu Zetian took over the country, everyone was impressed by her way of ruling the country.
With capability and dedication, the company would definitely grow at an impressive speed.
“Hmm? Guys! Who is that?!”
“Oh my G.o.d! Isn’t that Feng Yaolun? Why is he here?”
The employees of the company were stunned.
“d.a.m.n! That is Feng Yaolun! I remember Boss s.h.i.+ used to invite him to our company personally three times. In the end, he still refused to work together with us! What changed him?”
“What the h.e.l.l are you talking about? There is no more Boss s.h.i.+!”
“s.h.i.+t! Read my lips! Now, Boss Song is the big shot of this company! Wait… Does that mean… Feng Yaolun is here to visit Boss Song?”
Every single employee had a bewildered look on their faces.
“That’s weird. It’s true that Boss Song’s capability is impressive but she is just a junior in the entertainment industry when it comes to experience! Even if Feng Yaolun wants to meet up with Boss Song, Boss Song should be the one that goes to meet up with him!”
“This is unusual! Feng Yaolun can be considered as one of the most influential individuals in the entertainment industry! I have never seen him behave in such a humble manner before!”
“You guys know nothing about it! Last time, Feng Yaolun could not even care less about s.h.i.+ Haoxiang! Now, the major reason behind his humble manner is because of the powerful person behind Boss Song!”
“Are you talking about… Boss Chen?!”
Immediately, everyone came to a great realization. The image of a powerful and dominate teenager started to appear in their minds. He was the one that kicked s.h.i.+ Haoxiang out of the game! He was the one that made all seven shareholders of the company respect him! He was the one that increased every single employee’s salary when he took over the company! This person was none other than the incredible Chen Xiaobei! Respect was the only that every employee in the company had towards him. With that being said, it was not weird that Feng Yaolun was willing to act in a humble manner.
“Director Feng! You are finally here! I’ve just finished my morning workout. Forgive me for not giving you a proper welcome!”
Today, she wore a blue long dress – a perfect match with her fair skin tone. The opening on her front dress was just nice. It was fas.h.i.+onable and s.e.xy. The most important thing was the dress did not overly expose her voluptuous Amazonian figure. The combination of her 173cm body height and high heels were comparable with those supermodels. Despite standing there casually, she gave off a queen-like vibe.
“Boss Song, you are way too polite! Thank you so much for taking out the time to meet me!”
“Let’s go into my office to talk about it.”
“Alright. Great. I have something very important to discuss with you.”
Upon entering Song Qincheng’s office, Feng Yaolun addressed his problem to her. Immediately, the look on Song Qincheng’s face changed. She was there when Chen Xiaobei beat Zhuang Bufan up. Clearly, she knew that things were not good between Chen Xiaobei and Zhuang Bufan.
“I’m interested in this matter. However, I need to ask my boss’ opinion first. He is after all the owner of this company.”
“Please do. Please help me to convince him. I’ll be truly grateful.”
Promptly, Song Qincheng picked up her cell phone and called Chen Xiaobei.
Chapter 628: The Rise of Haters
“Mmm… Alright. I understand!” They spoke for only a minute or so and Song Qincheng had already hung up.
“So? What did the boss say?” Feng Yaolun was a nervous wreck. He could almost hear his heartbeat in his ears.
This was his only chance. If it failed, there was a high chance that his reputation as a top-notch director would be destroyed.
Song Qincheng put down the phone and said while grinning, “Don’t you worry Director Feng. Our Boss Chen has agreed to work with you. What’s more, he’ll even meet your financial needs!”
“Really? That’s great news! That’s amazing!” Feng Yaolun glowed with excitement.
Being able to work with Qin Cheng Entertainment was wonderful, and now that he did not even have to worry about money matters, which made him the happiest man alive.
“But, Boss Chen has a request.” Song Qincheng continued, “He’s hoping that the male lead is a fresh face!”
“This…” Feng Yaolun froze, a pained look on his face. When he finally recovered, he said, “I’m afraid that that’s inadvisable… My team and I have put our heart and soul into making Lin Yue the Heroine a premium film. This is a huge production with major investments put in. The fans have very high expectations… How could we let someone inexperienced take the lead role?”
“I understand your concern. But don’t forget that you changing the actor on a last-minute notice!”
Song Qincheng said, “There are only so many seasoned male actors In the entire nation. And out of that, those who are suitable for this show is no more than five! Zhuang Bufan, Peng Qiuyan, Yang Yang, and Li Jianfeng. There’s no one else other than them.”
“This…” Feng Yaolun was speechless. Who knew that Song Qincheng had such sharp eyes? The four actors that he mentioned were the ones that Feng Yaolun had picked out initially!”
Feng Yaolun did not tell anyone about this list.
It seemed that Song Qincheng had really keen and sharp senses!
Song Qincheng continued, “If I’m not mistaken, they are all completely booked this year! They can’t possibly be in your show! Instead of hiring mediocre actors, why not hire someone new?”
“But…” Feng Yaolun started to waver, lacking courage. “They won’t bring any influence or attract any attention. That will directly affect the ticket sales and the film would not become a box office hit! It would be a complete failure…”
“That may not be true!” Song Qincheng chuckled. “The person that Boss Chen has chosen will most likely have a box-office appeal!”
“How… How is this possible?” Feng Yaolun found it hard to believe.
“Give me a week’s time. And you will see that this is true!” Song Qincheng sounded very confident.
With his eyes wide open, Feng Yaolun asked, “May I know the name of this person?”
Song Qincheng nodded. Her beautiful eyes glimmered with a hint of sweet delight as she announced, “His name is Chen Xiaobei.”
…
A week has pa.s.sed.
Chen Xiaobei had been staying at Bei Xuan Faction. Every day, he would take a little time out to grow his voodoo worms; as for the rest of the time, he would use it to train himself. With the help of the Spiritual Qi inside the Green Jade Gourd, his health had increased to twenty thousand within seven days! Now, he could handle the stress that came from pinnacle phase of Qi refining stage. Next, he was planning to work on his cultivation. He could use Skybreaking Cultivation Pill to achieve a breakthrough to True Nirvana Stage right after he reached pinnacle phase of Qi refining stage.
However, he had something really important to do today. He had no choice but to stop.
“It has been a week today. Let’s see the result of Qincheng’s work!”
Chen Xiaobei took out his phone and logged into his Weibo.
Even though he had prepared himself for this, Chen Xiaobei was still deeply shaken by his number of fans.
“Four… Four million.”
Chen Xiaobei was dumbstruck, he checked it a couple of times before he could believe what he was seeing. “The number of fans is up to four million! My goodness! This is more than five times the previous amount of my fans! This is insane!”
The previous seven hundred thousand fans were the result of Chen Xiaobei’s many hours of hard work. Who would have thought that in just a short one week, that the number would increase so drastically!
“No doubt that it has everything to do with my recent boost in charm! But surely this is the result of Qincheng’s actions as well! Let’s see what she did.”
Chen Xiaobei started to look up news and Weibo regarding this. Possessing the Scholar Heart, he managed to build a connection in the sea of information. When Song Qincheng first announced that the male lead for Lin Yue the Heroine would be changed, the internet exploded with fans questioning who it would be. To keep this wave of attention, Song Qincheng kept his ident.i.ty quiet.
After three days, when all the fans’ curiosity was aroused, Song Qincheng announced that Chen Xiaobei’s involvement in the movie.
Naturally, everything about First Love Peach, the song that Chen Xiaobei performed, Wukong were all uncovered. These two matters were all over the internet some time ago. Especially when it came to the legendary First Love Peach, it was ranked top in the most discussed news in the forum! It even managed to put pressure on Lin Yue the Heroine!
Song Qincheng saw the opportunity and called her contacts to get the media to stir things up.
In just one day’s time, the number of fans erupted like a volcano. It went up to two million and then continued to rise until it hit four million.
But, when Chen Xiaobei looked closely at the comments, he was dumbfounded.
“That’s strange… Why are so many people mad at me? What did Qincheng do?”
Amongst the four million fans, there were only a small number of die-hard fans. The others, on the other hand, which were more than half of them, were his haters!
His eyes swept across the comments, most of them were hate comments.
[Who the heck is this joker Chen Xiaobei? I’ve never even heard of him! Is the crew r.e.t.a.r.ded? Why did they choose him?]
[He is a n.o.body! He has no right to take over my Bufan’s place! p.i.s.s off! If Chen Xiaobei is not replaced, I will not watch this movie – not even if you beat me to death!]
[@Bro Bei, you are a piece of s.h.i.+t! You are just a pretty face. What can you do? Nowadays, there are so many handsome dudes around! You are nothing special!]
[@Bro Bei, just because you know how to sing, it doesn’t mean that you can replace our number one male actor! In fact, how do we know that your singing is not fake?]
[Give me Zhuang Bufan! Fire Chen Xiaobei! Rubbis.h.!.+ F*ck off!]
…
“My G.o.d… This is scary…”
Chen Xiaobei was bewildered. “What the h.e.l.l has Qincheng done? Why are there so many haters? Maybe it’s better if this had never happened… This is completely counterproductive… I wanted this role to gain followers, not lose them…”
*Ringgggggg*
Just then, the phone rang. It was Song Qincheng.
Chapter 629: A Huge Crisis
In a private clubhouse in Dragon City, Song Qincheng was calmly sipping a cup of fragrant tea. Every now and then, she would gaze out the window. Her white porcelain side profile, exuded a lolling serenity.
The other occupants of the house, however, were not as composed as she was.
Feng Yaolun and two other a.s.sistant directors were like cats on a hot tin roof. They shuffled around the house, periodically depositing cigarette buds onto the already piling ashtray.
On the other side, Tang Mengwan, the number one female lead of Lin Yue the Heroine kept an outward appearance of a calm composure; deep inside she was secretly distressed.
Next to her was a middle-aged woman with a bob, scrolling through the contents on her tablet.
Suddenly, she slammed the tablet on the coffee table and cried, “Boss Song! This nonsense must stop! The internet has exploded! I am not against you wanting to publicize new actors, but please don’t drag our Mengwan down with you! Look at this – Chen Xiaobei’s haters are already raising havoc on Mengwan’s Weibo. They said that if Chen Xiaobei doesn’t step down, they will also boycott her! I only have one card to play – Mengwan’s popularity is my lifeline!”
This bob-haired woman, also nicknamed Sister Fei, was Tang Mengwan’s manager. She was also her person in charge when it came to work-related stuff.
Tang Mengwan was her biggest cash cow. To mess with Tang Mengwan’s reputation was to make a joke of her own future. There was no way that she was going to say yes to it.
“Sister Fei. Don’t worry.” Song Qincheng flashed a confident smile and said, “I’ve already told you that I will give you a satisfactory answer before the day ends.”
“There is no waiting when it comes to this sort of matter!” Sister Fei was clearly under a lot of stress. “Netizens are brutal! Don’t you know that? They will start to spread tons of untrue rumors if this continues, things will only worsen!”
Feng Yaolun added, “Things are also not looking good for us! I’ve received so many comments on my Weibo, talking about signing a pet.i.tion to protest Chen Xiaobei’s involvement in the show!”
Tang Mengwan and Feng Yaolun were big shots in the entertainment industry, with tens of millions of fans. If their Weibo accounts were overtaken by the comments of their loyal fans, surely it was all over the main media platforms, the tv, radio, and internet.
Even so, Song Qincheng sat at ease, sipping her tea without a care in the world.
Her composure gave off a sense of control and power.
“Boss Song! How could you just sit there?!” Sister Fei picked up the tablet again and griped. “Let me read some of the most popular comments!”
[According to investigations, Chen Xiaobei is Qin Cheng CEO’s sugar baby — that is how he got the position! He is the epitome of society’s tras.h.!.+ If he remains in the show, we’ll boycott movies that product by Director Feng…”
[China’s G.o.ddess Tang Mengwan will be acting in a kissing scene with Chen Xiaobei, a n.o.body! From now on, she is dead to me! I’ll never subscribe to her anymore! Kthxbye!]
[Chen Xiaobei replaced Zhuang Bufan only by cutting corners! Despicable, shameless p.r.i.c.k! Kick Chen Xiaobei out! If you don’t forward this message, you are not a real China citizen!]
Sister Fei deliberately spoke very loudly, making sure to read the worst comments of the lot, to wind Song Qincheng up, putting pressure on her.
But Song Qincheng was not shaken at all.
Feng Yaolun was on his toes, and added, “That is not the scariest part! When a lie is said too many times, it becomes the truth! Chen Xiaobei’s hardcore fans are already swayed by his haters’ attacks!”
“That’s true! Listen to this!” Sister Fei took a cue from that and read for all to hear.
[I never thought that Chen Xiaobei is like that! This is so sad! I’m withdrawing myself from his fan club!]
[Chen Xiaobei must be a bad person. I mean why else would he be getting all these negative comments? C’mon guys, let’s quit his fan club! We shall not acknowledge losers like him as our G.o.d!”]
[Leave! Leave! Boycott Chen Xiaobei! Boycott Tang Mengwan! Boycott Feng Yaolun!]
When she had finished reading, everyone present was silently horrified.
It is without a doubt that the fact that Chen Xiaobei had a lot of haters had affected the others.
If this issue was not dealt with properly, they would lose all their reputation and became the enemy of the public!
All eyes were on Song Qincheng, awaiting an explanation.
But Song Qincheng’s gaze was fixed endearingly on a shadow, approaching from behind the windows.
In a flash, the person appeared at the door.
Song Qincheng walked over, beaming, and said, “Let me introduce you to the talent our company is beating the drum for – Chen Xiaobei!”
Immediately all the attention was diverted to Chen Xiaobei.
“This young man looks really familiar…” Feng Yaolun squinted his eyes, and scratched his head.
He had been very busy these few weeks and had already forgotten Chen Xiaobei, whom he had met only once.
Feng Yaolun took a closer look and said excitedly, “The truth is, this young man has a very good build! And he is very easy on the eyes! Most important of all is his presence! As long as he is standing here, no one will be able to overlook him! He’s like a magnet, attracting everyone’s attention! This is a quality all superstars must have! In fact, it’s even more important than good looks and body!”
“There are some movie stars out there who are plain and, some might even say ugly, but are the crowd’s favorite simply because they have this special quality – the quality that makes superstars! This young man can definitely be considered as a raw jade that is waiting to be made perfect!”
As he was speaking, the crowd, consisting of people who are experienced in the field, could not help but nod in agreement. On the other hand, Chen Xiaobei put on a smile on his face without saying a word. Clearly, he knew that the reason behind people grew fonder of him was because of his charm!
“Director Feng! You got it all wrong! This young man right here is full of potential and I believe that he can become famous in the future. But, we need to deal with the haters before we can do anything about him! Going against the netizens is no different from suiciding!”
“This… Boss Song, what I’m trying to say is we should change someone to become the lead actor for the moment. We can always make this young man become a superstar when everything returns to their usual state. What do you think about that?”
Song Qincheng did not respond to that, instead, she turned around and looked at Tang Mengwan.
“Mengwan! Say something about it! Don’t just stand there!”
Taken aback, Tang Mengwan quickly took out a flash drive from her bag and pa.s.sed it to Song Qincheng.
“Boss Song, this is the thing that you asked me to prepare!”
Everyone was baffled.
Chapter 630: The Most Incredible Extra
“What is that?”
Everyone was confused by it.
Not even Chen Xiaobei could figure out what Song Qincheng was trying to do. In the first place, Tang Mengwan should not have anything to do with it.
“This is the thing that can turn the tide around!”
With a smile on her face, Song Qincheng took out her laptop and plugged in the USB. Immediately, Chen Xiaobei raised his eyebrows – he sort of guessed that what Song was Qincheng trying to do. However, all the other people were still left in confusion.
“Boss Song! You have to stop messing around! Your action will cause all those haters to boycott us! It was because you did not discuss with us first and made your own call! We will not be dragged into this deep s.h.i.+t with you if you continue to do whatever you like!”
“Boss Song, please listen to me! Let’s change the actor first. Then, we’ll apologize to the netizens. We have to take care of publicity first. That will give us a chance to turn the tide around! I can promise you that we will help you to support Chen Xiaobei to become a superstar! The consequences would bring us down if you continue to mess around like this!”
Feng Yaolun was trying his best to convince Song Qincheng.
“I’m sorry but Chen Xiaobei is the one that my boss wants to support! We will not force the two of you to stay if you are not happy with our decision.”
“This…”
Immediately, Feng Yaolun was taken aback. Clearly, he knew that he was left with no choice. Other than Qin Cheng Entertainment, there was no one else could help him. In other words, he had to do whatever Qin Cheng Entertainment wanted since Song Qincheng was willing to help him to solve his problem. Although he was highly reputable in the entertainment industry, there was nothing he could really do about it. On the other hand, two of his a.s.sistant directors could not stand it anymore.
One of them shouted, “Director Feng! Let’s go! At most, let’s just forgo this production! This production consists of our blood and sweat and twenty years’ worth of good reputation! We cannot allow them to ruin it!”
“That’s right! Let’s leave this place now! We will put out an announcement to tell everyone that we had nothing to do with Qin Cheng Entertainment! Let them die alone if they insisted to pull such idiotic act!”
“Boss Song! I’m going to take Tang Mengwan from his place if you continue to do whatever that you are doing right now!”
Upon seeing this mess, Sister Fei expressed her thought to Song Qincheng as well.
Without waiting for Song Qincheng to explain herself, Tang Mengwan said, “Everyone! Please wait a little longer! I believe in Boss Song! Mr. Chen’s issue can definitely be solved!”
Upon hearing that, Chen Xiaobei could not help but look into Tang Mengwan’s eyes. Clearly, she still remembered Chen Xiaobei and she believed in him.
“It’s useless to believe in her! She abused our trust and gave us more haters instead! This would never happen if we hired a team of fake news creators to help us! Come with me! We will not be involved in this production!”
After that, Sister Fei tried to drag Tang Mengwan away.
“Sister Fei… Listen to me…”
Tang Mengwan’s face looked perplexed. Even though superstars like Tang Mengwan seemed like the held the world in their hands onstage, a lot of things they wanted to do were restricted by their company. It varies with the contract that they signed. Some of them were forced to comply with whatever the agents told them to do. Clearly, Tang Mengwan was supposed to listen to Sister Fei. There was no way for her to take the job if Sister Fei did not say yes to it.
Ding Ding!
The sound of an incoming message could be heard from the laptop.
“Alright. I have posted the video online. If all of you here insist on leaving, the door is right there. Of course, you are welcome to stay and watch the ending as well.”
Upon hearing that, everyone was left in a state of bewilderment. None of them believed that Song Qincheng could turn the tide around. However, Song Qincheng’s confidence managed to trigger their curiosity. Even Chen Xiaobei was intrigued by it. External pressure from the haters and internal pressure from Sister Fei and Feng Yaolun were closing in on Song Qincheng. So, how was Song Qincheng going to solve the problems?
*Gallop*
*Gallop*
*Gallop*
Suddenly, the sound of horse racing could be heard from Song Qincheng’s laptop. A video started to play on her Weibo’s account. Immediately, everyone s.h.i.+fted their attention to the video. A handsome man with white outfit could be seen riding a horse. In front of him stood a lady in an ancient outfit and there were men in black outfits lying around her. Following that, the sound of Feng Yaolun shouting ‘Cut!’ could be heard clearly. The man that rode on the horse was none other than Zhuang Bufan. To showcase his coolness, he decided to ignore all the men in black that lay on the floor, intending to run over them.
In the end, all the men in black started to run for their lives out of fear – causing the horse to charge at the lady in the ancient outfit instead. This lady was none other than Tang Mengwan. At this critical moment, her outfit got stuck on some wire. There was nowhere for her to run. Suddenly, a man in a black outfit leaped into the air and landed a kick on Zhuang Bufan. Following that, the man in black stopped the horse with a single hand and managed to keep Tang Mengwan safe.
In the end, the man in black’s appearance could be clearly seen in the clip. This person was none other than Chen Xiaobei!
“It’s you?!”
Suddenly, Feng Yaolun and Sister Fei had their eyes wide open and stared at Chen Xiaobei at the same time.
“That’s why I feel that you look really familiar to me! So, you are the sidekick that rescued Tang Mengwan on that day!” Feng Yaolun said in a shocked tone. The video ended when Chen Xiaobei calmed the horse down. After that, Chen Xiaobei ended the whole thing by beating up Zhuang Bufan’s security guards. Other than incredible, there were no words Feng Yaolun could use to describe Chen Xiaobei.
“So, Mr. Chen was the one that rescued Tang Mengwan! I have always wanted to thank you personally! I did not expect that I will meet you here… Thank you so much!”
Sister Fei’s att.i.tude towards Chen Xiaobei took a huge turn as well.
“Mr. Chen! Thank you so much! I have always wanted to show my grat.i.tude to you as well! However, I couldn’t find you since that day! Until Boss Song invited me to come here!” said Tang Mengwan.
“You are most welcome! You have done me a great favor by finding this clip and giving it to us.”
“I hope it can help you!”
Immediately, everyone took out their cell phones and laptops to check out this video. Considering that they were a bunch of smart people, they knew the value behind this video clip! Song Qincheng was not trying to make something up when she said she could turn the tide around.
“So fast! The netizens have begun sharing this video clip! This speed is insane! Ten thousand… Twenty thousand…”
Bewildered, Director Feng could not take his eyes off his cell phone.
Seconds later, Sister Feng shouted, “It changed! The comments from the netizens are getting better!”